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Hamas deputy leader Khalil al-Hayya has reiterated his group’s stance on the 7 October attacks, denying that orders were given for attacks on civilians and saying the event was a wake-up call to the world. Hayya, who is Hamas’ most senior official outside Gaza and leads ceasefire negotiations for the group, spoke to the BBC in Doha, days before the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks in southern Israel which killed around 1,200 people and saw 250 people taken captive. The subsequent war on Gaza has seen the whole enclave destroyed, with at least 41,000 Palestinians killed and much of Ha…

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